Itís been great. Itís an interesting thing that Iíve always been one to hit the reset button when I felt that things were getting a little stale, or I needed some new inspiration. It gets a little bit more nerve-wracking when you get a bit older to hit that reset button because you donít want to fuck up and have to claw your way back. But that said I feel it was such a worthy endeavour because it gave me the chance to really dig back into playing my piano. I think by the last Jackís Mannequin record, Iíd scaled back the piano so much. I really wanted to sit and focus and write great piano...

Not everything is about revenue. These streaming services are bringing people back in to the fold who would otherwise only be pirating music. They are also giving smaller and mid slze artists a platform. The radio is still very powerful and the same amount of artists have been blowing up year after year on radio since well before I was born. Those hits add up to big dollars for the artists who have them, yet those are the people upset? I always find it interesting that the artists who complain most about spotify and similar sites are the ones making the...

You get to a point where you can make records for a living and itís like, letís have some fun. Letís experiment with these sounds. Letís take all the tools that are available to us and play with them. Thereís the sense of letís go on this adventure because I have the freedom to. Since I donít have a history of records with this project, it gave me the flexibility to say, ďLetís reinvent my sound and go down that road where we can have some fun.Ē

Andrew McMahon will release a new song and post pre-orders on early next week.

Itís been a great summer of touring, seeing both new faces and old; nothing beats the experience of getting on stage night after night, and I'm so thankful to those of you were able to make it out to support us. I know youíre all ready for some new music, and this is why youíre receiving this email. A few hours after most of you end your Labor Day festivities, Iíll be premiering a new song! Not only that, but youíll also be able to pre-order the first album from Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness!

The pre-order will go live Monday night/Tuesday morning at midnight EST on iTunes and the physical pre-order...

Iíve always thought of music as a mirror to the adventure of living. Over the last 14 years I have lived many lives and had the opportunity to play stages around the world in various incarnations. At times Iíve performed simply as Andrew McMahon but mostly as Jackís Mannequin and Something Corporate. As I embark on yet another musical adventure, I will be traveling with my band to many of those same stages, this time as ďAndrew McMahon in the WildernessĒ. I suppose my wilderness is mostly an abstract one. Since putting Jackís behind me, I have forced myself into strange spaces seeking new stimulus. New lights on...

Andrew McMahon has been awarded the Stupid Cancer Social Impact Award for his efforts to spread awareness about young adult cancer. He will be receiving this award this weekend at Stupid Cancer's 7th Annual OMG! Cancer Summit for Young Adults in Las Vegas.

I am pleased to announce the release of a limited edition vinyl repressing of Something Corporate's second and final full length album, North. The vinyl celebrates the 10 year anniversary of North's release and features a high quality 180 gram "Sky blue" single LP inside an "old school gatefold jacket". The sky blue vinyl will be available exclusively in the Andrew McMahon web store and retails for $24.99. The deluxe package which includes the vinyl, a Limited Edition Tee shirt, and postcard lithograph print autographed by the band will be available for $34.99.

The Hollywood Reporter has an article on Andrew McMahon (Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate) where he discusses his upcoming album and his work with the cancelled TV series, Smash, and his subsequent Emmy nomination.

"I won't lie, it's not a fear-based pressure, because I'm really excited and I'm really content in the work that I'm doing right now," he continues. "But there is a sense for me right now that I have to make this next thing my calling card. It's going to be my first full-length under my name, and I want it to be my best record. I'm pretty hell-bent on it being so."

It is not lost on me that tonight is exceptional. Exceptional for many reasons. Exceptional because I am at peace. Exceptional because on evenings such as this, in other lives, I was a mess. I have spent many nights in terminals like this one; waiting on a trains or planes, dreaming of final destinations. Tonight is different though. A broad leather chair with wooden arms, one of many in LAís union station, holds me close as I type these words. I am eager for the tracks and my wife on the other side, but I am glad to be here for now, if only for a moment.